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About Samlana Village

Samlana is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 183 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samlana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samlana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 64.69 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 183
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Samlana compares

By the 2011 count Samlana is the 99th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 64.69 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Samlana

Samlana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Samlana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samlana from other places

Samlana lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Samlana
Nearest railway station Talara 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 16 km
Nearest town Mamun 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km

Villages closest to Samlana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Samlana

As per the Census of India 2011, Samlana village had a population of 354. That makes it the 99th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Samlana village has 183 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samlana has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Samlana is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samlana covers 64.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samlana falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samlana is Talara, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Samlana.

Samlana is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samlana is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 10 km away. Jawali is about 16 km away. Mamun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatoli (4.7 km), Bhermar Khas (6.5 km) and Dhial (8.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Samlana today is likely to be higher.

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